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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My prediction is that next year will be a transitional year for DL. Right now 60% of families chose it and even assuming that that number goes down to 20% or something it's means creating a program for 30,000 students and staff, it's too big. My guess is that distance learning will still be managed at the school level for the next year.

My optimistic take on the situation is:

- vaccine stay ahead of community spread and our metrics stay low
- mcps goes down to 3 ft social distancing.

- most families choose in person and maybe 10- 20% choose DL so you can designate one or two virtual only classes per grade in ES. (Gets trickier in secondary, there might be more concurrent teaching but virtual only for core subjects?) 
 
- with 3 feet of distancing you could probably get almost everybody back in the building full-time, schools with bigger classes per grade might need trailers.

- DL might still be an option for snow days or if a class has an outbreak

By fall of 2022 the number of people choosing distance learning would only be the really hardcore DL fanboys and the numbers would be realistically that you could create a DL academy and enroll a smaller fraction of students.

- by fall if 2022[/quote]

I think they will do hybrid in the fall but also DL.  And, in the spring open fully but continue to offer DL for those that want it.  I doubt they’d limit DL.   Some kids are thriving in it, so why oppose having options and reduce overcrowding.  I think more families will choose it than predicted here.

Reopening might work for ES but remember we have ms and hs.  [/quote]

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